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HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1935. On wale at all Book-stalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, JA, Wyndham Street.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISRES AND SURVEYOES.
Public Auctions -
HE-Undersigned have received seas to sell by Public
Auction.
On
Wednesday, the 18th Dec. 1935, commencing at 11.00 am
at their Sales Room, Daddell Street
A Fine and Valuable Selection of-Jewellery-and Sundry Fancy Articles.
(Suitable for Christmas Presents) comprising:
MRS. Y. AMANO No. 25 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor.
BLUE MOON
A Creamy Spread with the Bea! Cheese FlarUET_
THE CHINA MAIL. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935
BRIDGE NOTES
NEEDED NO PROMPTING
By Ely Culbertson
-I was recently asked whether the Culbertson System includes Ace-showing. My answer was that it is folly for any system to depend solely upon Ace-showing bids to arrive at slama. The most vital part of alam bidding is the showing of Intrinsic values, through such bids as the forcing about, the jump tramp rebid. and
the interrogatory kuebid. Even the four-five notramp con- vention, the wholesale showing of Aces must be used with due con- xideration for the "body" of the band
Experienced players will use Ace-showing bids under any 876- tem without being prompted. There is no better way on occa-i sion to destroy the inhibition of beavy adverse bidding than to THE DAIRY FARM make me bids in the adverse
4 FLAVOURS - Obtainable A
FOR SALE
A selection of the best varieties of Reliable and Tested FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
from
Messrs. Satton & Sus. Berding and Mesas Arthur Yates & Co, Ltd,
Sydney
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your cam- mands will have our beat attention.
GRACA & CO.
Platinum and - Diamond. Platinum Sapphire, Platinum and Ruby Emerald Platinum and
No. 10 WYNDHAM STRKET, Rings, Watches, Clocks, Enamel
HONG KONG Dressing Table Sets, Cat Crystals, P.Q. Box No. 620.
Established 1896. etc. etc.
also
A Fresh Consignment of Choco- late in Fancy Boxes (4 lb. and upwards).
Jewellery on View from Tuesday the 17th December, 1935.
Chocolate on View on Day Sale.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitor of the following list of some of the Highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:--
LAMMERT EROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, December 15, 1935.
(HE undersigned have received instructions to sell by Fublic
Auction
On
ISLAND
Feet
Vistoria Peak
1,523
i
Signal Station
1,774
Mt. Parker
1,734
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1,726
Peak Hotel
Taikoo Sanatoriumm
1,305 ..1,000
M Davis
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
MAINLAN
877 297.
FeetTM
Taimoshen Kowloon Fest
Wednesday, the 18th Dec. 1935, Commenting at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon TUYS! TOYS!! TOYS!!! Dressed Dolls, Furniture Sets, Rocking Horses, Ter Sets, Mechanical Toys, Crackers, etc,
etc.
and
A Quantity of Valuable House- “hold Furniture" und "Binck Wood
Ware
On View from Tuesday the 17th December, 1985.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong. 13th Dec, 1985.
2,124 1,971
REASONABLE
PRICES
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE KIN SA (MYTERNASS, ITA
NOW ON SALE
CHINA YEAR BOOK
1935 EDITION
The 25 Chapters of the 17th issue of the CHINA TEÁR BOOK edited by H. G. W. Woodhead, C.BE, have as usual). been revised or rewritten with the assistance of many experta, Chinese and foreign, and every effort has been made to kiting information and statistien up to date.
The Chapter on the Kuomintang covers the political History of China in 1984. The Chapter on the Chinese Gorewendet contains the Text of the Provisional Commitation, the Orgade Law, and the Draft of the Permanent Conscitation.
The Chapter on International Issues gives the text of the Agreement and Eberhenge of. Notes at the sale of the Chinese- Eastern Railway, besides the latest documents relating to Sino- Japanese inner.
China's Communications – Ballways, Bonds, Post-Offee, "Telegraphs, Wireless, Telephones and Aviation--are very fully.
dealt wika.
Father D'Elis, in the Chapter on Religious, contubates a3. interesting Chronological Review of Catholic Missions in Gažna.
Mr. E. Kamm is again responsible for the Cha
reney and Banking, and the Loum-Tables,
A new texture is a Chapter onLIEN
Price: $18 (Postage in China 30 cent
suits
North Dealer
Both sides vulnerable North:-
S.-A
843 DK 10 62 C-A KJ 42
West:~~-
S9 7 6
D.-A97 C-9 ST65 East:-
S-Q-105 32. HKQ9-5-2
C-Q 10 3 South:-
S-KJ84 EL-A 10 6
D.-Q 386 43 C...
The bidding
(Figures after
bids refer to numbered explana tery paragraphs.) North East
IS 1 C
South West Dbl.(1) Pass (2) 3D (4) Pass
Pass (3) 2 H 4D (5) Pass 45 (7) Pass Pass
4H (6) PasS
6D (8) Pass
Pass
Conrad Nagel and Florence Bice are in Death Flies Fast.“. * Columbia picture now shewing at the Alhambra Theatre,
STRANGE PENALTY
FOR THEFT
Amusements
Cinema Noter
*THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1936" QUEEN'S THEATRE-
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programine will be
"The Big Broadcast of 1936," | broadcast to-day from the Hung ả now being shown at the Queen's Kome Broadcasting Station Z.3.W. Theatre, can be classed as an ear on a wavelength of 855. metras tertainment of the highest order (85 KO3)..
4-7. p.m.----Chinese Programme. · 7-11 pm- European Programme. Preludes"
"Children's Over-
in musical and comedy films. There is not a dull moment in this picture which includes tha highest talent from radio, stare Symphonic Poem (Last) and screen. “Glack Oakie and Ly-|ime (Quitar). Ida Roberti, provide the light; 7.30-2.40 pm
comedy, while Burs and Allen jare very enjoyable in their broad-miks by Earle
erenties
“TEATH FEES EAST” —–—
-ADHAMERA THEATRE
The shroud of mystery that
cloaks a murder in a speeding
The 7th of
7,60-747:33 “Kera's To King's Thests
2. Bere
continental plane provides the 2
7.67-8
melodramatic theme of Columbia's & You-BORDERIN (new mystery draras, “Death Flies
Bast.”
DRUMMED THROUGH by plane to obtain à confession
STREETS
To the beat of drums and the laughter of the crowds a thief was paraded through the streets of a little village in South Malabar, Madras, by order of the local magistrate,
A watchman employed by al landlord was caught red-handed stealing paddy (rice in the
busk) from one of his e- ployer's fields. -~
He was handed over to the village magistrate, who direct- led that he should march through the street carrying the stolen paddy on his head, to the beat of drums.
He also directed that the price of the stolen goods be dedacted from the watchman's pay and given to the landlord as compensation
CORRESPONDENCE
Fearing a misfit, and feeling FOR HUMANITY
It useless to show a minor suit in which North might be weak. South decided to double. 2 Praying för deliverance! ... S-It is a close question, whether
slam.
St. John Brigade's
Great Workw
ELOQUENT PLEA FOR GREATER PUBLIC HELP
[To The Editor, "China Mail"!
EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ART
Imfinence On Fabric Colourings
RECORD ATTENDANCES
3
Cameron
rom the Studio.
of educational
two. Funes Brea
coming to the
The story concerns a young Report; Glosing Local S California nurse, paroled on 2 times. •
3.85-3.39 p3 poisoning charge, who rushes east †from-a-Sieg-Sing convict, docrved to die the following day, which is certain to clear her. At Tucaug two strange men join the Snoffey passenger group).
Arriving in Dallas one of the
8.30-9-17----Promo" the Stodia *A Toz of laser, Hongolia” Professor LaForster.
9-9.15 pm Belzy of the Dare- ter News Bulletin (Copyright Beater)...
9.1519.20 pu
passengers collapses and is found sung by Mary Elis (Soprano). to have been poisoned He is sent to a local hospital and the Gurevicat
After a few hours in the air how-|1.
Pane coutines without him
Hoiberg Suite
(a) Praengine.
(b) Gavoste
(c) Rigindan
jever, a detective on an unknown) mission is found dead-poisoned. The plane returns to Dallas and 2. March of the Dean's the young nurse is suspected be- 3. Gregada. (Serenade) ....
3.60-10 p.m.—Eariety. cause of her record and because.
28 *
Nigh
Griez
Gries Adeniy
Harry Robbins.
There's no one with endirim meng
she has violated the Californianylophone Solo Robbin Harry parole by leaving the state"?
Conrad Nagel, featured young professor en route to Wash- London, To-day.
ington with secret documents, in- Zodel- Lotus-bud pink, flamingo red. terests himself in the young girl's clever ruse, imperial yellow, Peking hloe. Nan-predicament. By a king blue and jewel bine are new he is able to clear her and trick colours derived from the Chinese the murderer into a confession. Exhibition which the British Co-
dyrdered a áreas of Jewel-
REDHEADS ON PARADEMA KINGS THEATRE
Frank Commit
#Bary Torrani.
Todeller's Dream Girl
Saxophone Solo'
After you've gone Vocal Doeti
Coleman Hawkins.
Waitin' at the Gate for Katy
Fayton and Jobustose. Instrumental-Kohais March
Frank Fertia and John E. Pazlıki. 10 pm Bir Ber Renter Press Bulletins
10.85-11 From the Studio. Professor N. A. Tonoff and his Tango Orchestra.
I am-Close Dory.
OBITUARY
Sir Richard Tatley Glazebrook
PIONEER OF AVIATION
Jour Commeil is producing in Jannery for both silks and cot- tous. Her Majesty the Queen has
Jesse L. Lasky's extravaganza tine sik
Chinese green is another shade of gorgeous girls and tunefal new to the West, from which may hits, "Redheads on Parade," now be derived all shades of jade and at the King's Theatre, brings
lovely Dixie Lee (Mrs Bing Cros celadon. North should pass or rebid.
The paying visitors to the Chin-by) to the screen to resume her 4-South now decides to enter
ese Exhibition up to December 14 starring career with hér feh were 68,398, and the daily average singing and dancing role in years. the bidding and try for game,
A few years ago, Miss Lee was of over 4,000 tends to increase. although a doable would prob-i ably have been better.
Sir,-As one who has visited then the second week there were gaining a foothold in motion pic- 5A bid made not in hope and
The sham associations of the serted the screen to become Mrs. joy, but merely to keep faith! St. John Ambulance Clinics in the 19,000 more then in the first week tures at Fox Films when she de Now she returns Once the diamond suit is con- New Territories centres of heal- firmed, South has visions of a ing scattered far and wide where large commercial firms have al-Bing Crosby,
London, To-day. He sees that North's St. John nurses minister to sick ready booked 9,000 tickets, only as the flaming redhead romanck
The death has occurred of top clubs will yield discards poor, and where prior to their ad-1,000 less than during the whole lead in this gay musical show de duration of the French Exhibition dicated to the world's titlan
the pioneer of aviation, Sir for one or both losing hearts.vent little medical help was avail-
Richard Glazebrook Beater Miss Loo's voice, His first-round command of able, it comes as a great shock to For example, Imperial Chemical tressed ladies
Sir Richard Tatler Glazebrook, #Bank of Englazið 600 and the BEET the suit may mean that there hear that there are rumours that Industries booked 500 tickets, the
great promise
KC KCVO, MA, DSC, "are no losers at all. He sees a number of these bright spots
ELD., was born on September 18, the opportunity to assert this may have to be closed owing to the ish Colour Council 900. Some green excrta, has been train
dis-business depression and the lack of 18,000 school children have through the period of retirem
1894 He was educated at Liver- belief en route to five
ready booked
so that her present rhythm adequate financial support. monds.
The Royal Academy is arrang warmth make her one of the pool College and Trinity College, Casăridge, where he was 5th 7-South's heart bid is sweet! Such an eventuality would inflict
Wrangler in 1878 and a Scholar. music to North's ears, and he untold hardship on expectant as a new series of lectures on screen's leading songstresets. naturally sings an answering others and ailing children who Chinese art, beginning in the New
have relied on a St. John doctor or Year. All the lectins originally Coupled with John Boles in the After a most distinguished univer ged have been sold out romantic leads of "Redheads ou sity career, he became: Zakazoff refrain.
Parade," Miss Lee dões" the
Professor of Aviation, and Direc 8-Visualizing the cross-ruff, izse to bring comfort and relief
choruses of the three Jay Gouty for of the Department of Aeronau- South no longer hesitates to to villagers resident in isolated and Router
Don Hartman tanes especially time at the imperial College of almost immenessible places.
written for the picture. These nurses frequently have to
Forty-eight redheaded beauties, ane from each state in the USA are prominently featured in the spectacular Larry Caballe zou"
Slam the hard. South had no discuity in mak
FOUR GERMANS EXPELLED
Sequel To Belgian Court Case
**CHICA MAIL – SPECIAL
Brussels, To-day.
tines.
which
in her form
CORGE WHITE'S 1915 SORIENTAL THEATRE
Technology in 1920, continuing in that position, matiti, 1923. He was ected Prendent of the Institute d Electrical Enginee En 1906, in carton toms duties as Director foll the National Phosical Esber
1899–1919. tory during the pr
He held a official positions in both State and University associations in ad- dition to lectures before the
ing his contract, even against set a night in a shack reached West's opening lead of the Ace perhaps by sampan and after many of trumps and a trump continus-weary miles of trudying, where by tion South cashed the spade the feeble and flickering light of a Ace and King, and the heart small oil lamp they have tended to Ace; he discarded his two heart the young mother, the passing losers on the Ace and King of adult or the fever-stricken child. clubs; and then he was able to it cannot be denied that these claim the balzane by ruting the villagers are equally deserving of losers in both hands. When the medical and nursing assistance as club: Rupen dropped he had even their more fortunate nationals in The four natives of the former
Bupen- “George Whit's 1965 Scandals" learned societies, he published a Hong Kong and Kowloon where German territory of more winners-than he needed.
hospitals, dispensaries, and wal-Malmedy, who by a verdict of the is a splendid sunburst of comedy large number of textbooks and
ersion acitetiße and merona fare centres are easy, of access and Liege Court of Appeal last Octo- and guide. The second amual
Heal subjects ber were deprived of their Belgian edition has everything and
of subclades 10 top-rung staray disappears that in spite of the citizenshly upon many calls made on the me
the St. John Ambi ciatim and Brigade street, dati
ST. JOHN BRIGADE
*No less than 18.888 asse
trested in the New Territor during Movember by the SE, Jo Uginkaulance New Territories Medi-
esl Benevolent Branch: The pport for the month states: thef Ching-Chan continued to pro
fis General quota of
der
Ing: Tine
versive Ectiviti
yesterday that
territ
he expulsion WE
decree dated
issued under
Faye, James Dunn, - Ned.
for an pupagament in the
In sâdition
ng and dance hits, comi beautiful gowns are displayed,
“THE COUNTERS OF MONTER
CRISTO SIAR THEATRE
Lovis